It's rare that I don't have my lip grippers in the boat. I had moved them a few days earlier to a different boat and hadn't remembered to put them back. If you listen closely to the video just after I hooked the first one you'll hear me comment that it was going to be tough landing it without my lip grippers. These fish have relatively small mouths for their size.

Getting hooked is one thing but getting hooked to a 12 pound fish that is still thrashing around is something else. Something I don't want to experience. You can bet I won't forget them again - I bought an additional pair so I won't be moving them back forth from boat to boat.

Glad you guys enjoyed the video. We caught 7 hybrids between us that morning. Not a large number, but all quality fish. And the Hobie Mirage Drive made it easy to run them down.

It's rare that I don't have my lip grippers in the boat. I had moved them a few days earlier to a different boat and hadn't remembered to put them back."

Yes Tom...we all know, that you know better! Besides missing your lip grippers and hook removal device, you were also missing your Indiana Jones Hat and Life Vest...geez, an accident waiting to happen that day.